On Sun, May 03, 2026 at 01:35:04PM +0200, Willy Tarreau wrote: > With the increase of automated reports, the security team is dealing > with way more messages than really needed. The reporting process works > well with most teams so there is no need to systematically involve the > security team in reports. > > Let's suggest to keep it for small lists of recipients and new reporters > only. This should continue to cover the risk of lost messages while > reducing the volume from prolific reporters. > > Cc: Greg KH <[email protected]> > Cc: Leon Romanovsky <[email protected]> > Signed-off-by: Willy Tarreau <[email protected]> > --- > Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst | 10 +++++++++- > 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst > b/Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst > index 27b028e858610..6dc525858125e 100644 > --- a/Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst > +++ b/Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst > @@ -148,7 +148,15 @@ run additional tests. Reports where the reporter does > not respond promptly > or cannot effectively discuss their findings may be abandoned if the > communication does not quickly improve. > > -The report must be sent to maintainers, with the security team in ``Cc:``. > +The report must be sent to maintainers. If there are two or fewer > +recipients in your message, you must also always Cc: the Linux kernel > +security team who will ensure the message is delivered to the proper > +people, and will be able to assist small maintainer teams with processes > +they may not be familiar with. For larger teams, Cc: the Linux kernel > +security team for your first few reports or when seeking specific help, > +such as when resending a message which got no response within a week. > +Once you have become comfortable with the process for a few reports, it is > +no longer necessary to Cc: the security list when sending to large teams. > The Linux kernel security team can be contacted by email at > <[email protected]>. This is a private list of security officers > who will help verify the bug report and assist developers working on a fix. > -- > 2.52.0 >
Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>
